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Open Source
Pencil Project is an open-source tool, making it free to use and modify according to your needs.
Ease of Use
The software is user-friendly with a simple and intuitive interface, making it accessible for beginners.
Cross-Platform Compatibility
Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, ensuring that users on various platforms can utilize the tool.
Wide Range of Templates
Provides various templates and stencils for web, mobile, and desktop applications to speed up the design process.
Integration Capabilities
Supports exporting designs in multiple formats like PNG, PDF, SVG, and even integrates with popular tools like OpenClipart.org.
Community Support
Being open-source, it has a community of users and developers who contribute to its development and provide support.
I am a software developer, so doing UX is never my strength. From time to time though, I would resort to using the open source tool Pencil (https://pencil.evolus.vn/) to get a low fidelity mock-up. Lately I’ve been encountering bugs where images would come out broken when I re-open my wireframe in Pencil. Frustrated of the issue on Pencil, I tried out uizard yesterday, and have been really happy with it. It’s…
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over 1 year ago
Thanks for your replies. I checked some of them out, but I found one on my own that fits me perfectly: Pencil.
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over 1 year ago
I wouldn’t use text to illustrate a GUI. We use Pencil with the crayon-styled stencils to make quick mockups. The crayon styling makes it clear that they’re just mockups so people don’t poke at the style aspects of the design. We’ve gotten great feedback from our clients that these are effective illustrations too.
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about 2 years ago
I use MS Visio at work and Pencil (free) at home.
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over 2 years ago
Thank you ! Of the ones I have tested, the only one that really works is Pencil, unfortunately, it lacks a lot of functionalities, and it is still far from being as practical as Figma, adobe xd etc. I think Inkscape is much more practical and powerful, but maybe it’s just because I’m used to it :).
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almost 3 years ago
Hopefully after the problem discovery phase, you will have identified the primary decision maker(s). The goal of this stage is to reach a loose, shared conceptual agreement of what will be delivered and my favorite way of reaching that is through low fidelity wireframes using Pencil.
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about 3 years ago
Anyone interested in free options can also use things like Pencil, Dia (Bit old but still works), yEd, or one of the multitudes of web based options out there.
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almost 3 years ago
With a quick search, if someone wants an alternative free as in libre, I found http://pencil.evolus.vn/ (the stable version hasn’t been updated in 2 years, but it seems it’s still alive since last commit is 4 days old).
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almost 3 years ago
You can find a lot of those online. I personally like Pencil, it’s a free, open source tool that you install on your PC. If you’d like something web-based, there are tools like Balsamiq. However, if you’re comfortable doing something in Paint or PowerPoint or drawing it by hand, that’s totally fine. You can use anything you like. The only thing that matters is that you have a clear, understandable plan that you…
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almost 3 years ago
Akira is an alpha and is in no condition to be used for work. https://pencil.evolus.vn/ (Pencil) is probably the only FOSS alternative to Adobe XD. Linux really struggles when it comes to front end work. As the industry only views it as a server computer.
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over 3 years ago
For straight up wireframing I like to use Pencil https://pencil.evolus.vn/ it is open source.
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over 3 years ago
